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MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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NEW: DOJ posted the exhibits involved in the Chicago protesters/press case, including Gregory Bovino's deposition.

He is a real charmer (before they even got to the substance of the case)!

Notice: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Bovino: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Damn. Wednesday in Chicago is gonna be WINDSDAY.
a cat is hanging from a tree branch with the words yep just a bit windy below it
Alt: a cat is hanging from a tree branch with the words yep just a bit windy below it
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Dear likers:

Um.

6 7 + 2
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Wrong.

This is easier and tastes better:
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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And engaging in this kind of pedagogy is simply the entry-level version of when scholars do this, which I wrote about here. www.artforum.com/features/gen...
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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This is not the way, and @cnygren.bsky.social and I lay out in detail why it isn’t in this essay here. static1.squarespace.com/static/55577...
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Good idea!

Do it, Boston.

You too, Chicago!!!!
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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For the moment, there is no alternative.
AI is accelerating a tech backlash in American classrooms
Handwritten and oral exams are making a comeback
economist.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Chicago: not ranked.

Great job mayors, alders (fuq u, dowell), cdot, and idot.
Minneapolis has been named one of the world’s most bike-friendly cities! A new report covering 100 cities in 44 countries ranked Minneapolis as the #2 biking city in the U.S., #5 in North America and #44 globally. Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2025/november/2025-bike-friendly-city/
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
My recipe for canned cranberries:
bart simpson is reaching for a can of soup in a kitchen
Alt: bart simpson is reaching for a can of cranberry in a kitchen
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
November 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Jimmy Cliff, who died on Monday at 81, was a giant of Jamaican music. Here's a sampling of his greatest work. nyti.ms/4rjAczN
Jimmy Cliff: 8 Essential Songs
A giant of Jamaican music, he gained international renown through the 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” and helped establish reggae’s themes of struggle, resistance and uplift.
nyti.ms
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel Fuentes, in dismissing Midway Blitz-related charges against Dana Briggs last week, said he was lifting restrictions on relevant video.

Today he made the video available through the clerk's office at no cost to the public. Here's the first.
November 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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A reminder that gas-powered leafblowers are nightmare devices that are bad for you, bad for your lawn, and very bad for the environment. They fume and scream and kill the world all so you can messily and ineffectively move leaves around, leaves which are generally supposed to stay where they fell.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Ignore. It’s from Ken.
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Ffs.
Rep. Salazar: "We're gonna be doing a favor to us, to our children, to our economy, to our oil companies to be able to liberate. And to Venezuelans who wants to be free."
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Looking forward to my next flight!!!
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Good @thenation.com piece by @benschwartz.bsky.social that lays bare Trump's agenda to transform our entire media system into a far right-wing echo chamber that never questions Trump.
Trump’s Quest for Total Media Control
Look beyond the petty celebrity feuds, and you'll see a plan to transform American media companies into outlets for MAGA agitprop.
www.thenation.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Dear my students:

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Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM